The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 18th- A few of my favorite things...

~Finding a design hiding in a plateful of tiles and glass

~Setting your mosaic and covering it with grout

~Smoothing down the grout to reveal the pattern hidden beneath

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Feb 18th- A few of my favorite things...

~The possibilities in a blank slate of wood

~Using hammer, nails, and string to develop a design

~The variety of designs awaiting a creative mind to discover them

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 17th- A few of my favorite things...

~A trip to The Art Store for a couple of small goodies to try

~Turning a doodle into something that sparkles with gold watercolor paints

~Pen and ink to add some details that turn a doodle into a fun art-nouveau-esque design

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Feb 18th- A few of my favorite things...

~A young boatwright trying a new design

~An extra sister helper to launch the vessel in the long lake in front of the Episcopal Church, courtesy of unusually warm weather

~Learning that "mistakes" are chances to improve on your design...and it's ok

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Dec 17th- A few of my favorite things...

~The confidence of a young artist to rethink her design

~Deciding that like people, gardens can't have too many friends

~The final design ready to wrap... knowing that besides thread, love is woven throughout for its recipient

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 25th- A few of my favorite things...

~A book full of inspiring fashion

~A bin full of fashion plates to design limitless combinations

~The fun choosing outfits to illustrate characters you've been reading about

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~The design of a house built of 3D pentominoes
~A study of a cat who is studying the falling snowflakes
~A colorful scene of the woods made of wood

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 7th- A few of my favorite things...
~Logs that can become a frontier fort as on the box...
~Or a two room cabin on the prairie...
~Or a one room backwoods retreat with a roof designed to watch the stars at night